Besides political and architectural achievements, the Sultans of Delhi remarkably contributed in the cultural aspect of language, literature, traditional and rational sciences. However, the evidences reveal that in the Sultanate period, especially during the time of Tughlaqs, much work have been produced on tafsir, hadis and fiqh. It is noteworthy that the state patronage proved to be instrumental in the development of religious literature notable the tafsir and fatawa literature. Thus on account of the keen interest shown and patronage extended by some Sultans and nobles, the contemporary ulama involved themselves in the compilation of the tafsir and fatawa works. This is evident from dedication of such works to the Sultans and nobles. It is also worthmentioning that the Sultanate period witnessed the beginning of the tafsir and fatawa compilation by a board of Ulama. These religious works were compiled in Arabic and Persian languages, but preferably in Arabic. Among the prominent Tughlaqid nobles who extended their patronage to the ulama, the name of Tatar Khan is notable. He not only extended patronage to the learning class rather he constituted a group of ulama for the compilation of tafsir and fatawa literature. The outcome of his effort was the compilation of the two valuable works, i.e. Tafsir-i-Tatarkhani and Fatawa-i-Tatarkhani.

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